vendetta

vɑ̃detta

Definition

Definition of vendetta - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

revanchevengeance personnelle menée avec acharnement contre quelqu'un

Il mène une vendetta contre son ancien patron depuis son licenciement.

représailles

vengeance

tradition corsehostilité héréditaire entre familles qui provoque des vengeances sanglantes

La vendetta entre ces deux familles corses dure depuis des générations.

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Origin of vendetta

italien, vendetta (vengeance)

Terms with vendetta included in their meaning

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bandit d'honneur

vendetta

personne qui prend le maquis pour venger son honneur familial

Examples of vendetta in a sentence

La vendetta entre les deux clans dure depuis des années.
Une vendetta a éclaté après l'assassinat du chef de famille.
La police tente d'empêcher une nouvelle vendetta dans le village.

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English:vendetta, family feud, ...
German:Vendetta, Blutrache, ...
Italian:vendetta, ...
Spanish:vendetta, venganza de sangre, ...
Portuguese:vingança pessoal, ajuste de contas familiar, ...
Chinese:宿怨, 世仇, ...
Japanese:執念深い復讐, 血の復讐, ...
Arabic:ثأر شخصي, ثأر دموي, ...
Hebrew:נְקָמָה אִישִׁית, נַקְמַת דָּם, ...
Russian:вендетта, кровная вражда, ...
Ukrainian:вендетта, ...
Catalan:vendetta, venjança familiar, ...
Danish:vendetta, blodfejde, ...
Dutch:vendetta, bloedwraak, ...
Greek:εκδίκηση, βεντέτα, ...
Khmer:ការសងសឹកដាច់ខាត, វេនដេតតា, ...
Korean:피의 복수, 가문 간의 원한, ...
Polish:zemsta, krwawa zemsta, ...
Portuguese (BR):vendeta, vendetta, ...
Romanian:răzbunare, vendetă, ...
Swedish:vendetta, ...
Thai:การล้างแค้นส่วนตัว, การล้างแค้นระหว่างตระกูล, ...
Turkish:kan davası, intikam geleneği, ...
Vietnamese:cuộc trả thù dai dẳng, mối thù truyền kiếp, ...

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